SOME OF THE PIONEERS OF THE SCHOOL
The then high school Superior de Secretariado y Administración (today, ISSA School of Applied Management) was born in San Sebastian in 1963. The team that launched the first university center in Spain for the training of secretaries and management assistants was led by María Luisa González.
María Luisa directed ISSA during its first academic year 1963/1964. She was succeeded at position by Consuelo (Chelo) Guijarro, director until 1971. Josefina (Chefi) de la Macorra, teacher of Stenotype, occupied the position of assistant director with her. Along with them, since the early 60's, many others joined project , such as María Pilar García Bañegil, Gloria Guerrero or Arantza Larraz.
After Cheli Guijarro, María Ángeles López Mora (1971-1974), Teresa Iglesias (1974-1976), María Esther del Val de Diego (1976-1980), Nieves de la Rica (1980-1983) and Ana Ledesma (1983-1990) were directors until the 1980's. With them, and those who accompanied them, heirs of the first ones, the chapter of pioneers closes.
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Several of the first female directors during ISSA's 25th anniversary celebration. |
Maria Luisa Gonzalez
María Luisa González participated in 1963 in the launching of the then high school Superior de Secretariado y Administración (today, ISSA School of Applied Management), in San Sebastián.
She was the first director of ISSA (1963-64).
Chefi de la Macorra
Josefina (Chefi) de la Macorra was deputy director of ISSA between 1964 and 1972.
She was a professor of Stenotype.
María Pilar García
Bañegil
María Pilar García Bañegil joined the University in 1969 as management assistant.
A year later, she began teaching typing classes at ISSA, a subject which she taught until her retirement in 1995.
Gloria Guerrero
Gloria Guerrero also joined ISSA in 1969. She was in charge of Public Relations for the center at the same time she taught classes.
She did so until her retirement in 2016.
Arantza Larraz
Arantza Larraz was a professor and deputy director of ISSA between 1978 and 1994.
She was one of the driving forces behind Foreign Trade and languages at School.
